Nick Hundley

If Matt Wieters ends up being named the 2015 American League Comeback Player of the Year in November, he might have to reject the award because of a glaring semantic inaccuracy. By all accounts, Wieters doesn't have anywhere to come back from, because he never really left the Orioles. He never stopped making a significant contribution to the team that reached the American League Championship Series. He didn't play in any games after injuring his elbow in May and undergoing Tommy John ligament reconstruction, but he returned to the clubhouse as soon as practical, and he did something a lot of veteran players might not have. He worked tirelessly to make sure the team...

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